Under the name of the sponsor ONCE a Spanish professional crew in the road cycle racing firmierte from 1989 to 2003 (1999-2000 ONCE German bank, 2001-03 ONCE Eroski). Sporty director/conductor of the team was the Spaniard Manolo Saiz. Main sponsor of the running universe was the Spanish Blindenlotterie Nacional de Ciegos de (see: ONCE).

To victory drivers at the beginning of sportily rather moderate teams above all two young, versatile running drivers developed: Swiss Alex which began its professional career 1991 with ONCE, as well as the 1992 of Toshiba obligated Frenchman Laurent Jalabert. became in the leotard of the Blindenlotterie second of the route de France 1995 and won 1996 the Vuelta A Espana and the Zeitfahr WM. In addition celebrated various victories during smaller round travels, so e.g. with Paris Nice 1993, the Katalonien Rundfahrt 1992 and 1994 and the Basque land round travel 1997. Jalaberts largest successes with ONCE were the victory with Milan San Remo 1995, with Paris Nice 1995-1997, with the Fleche Wallone 1997 and the Zeitfahr WM 1997. Both drivers dominated the UCI Weltrangliste from 1995 to 1998 together - above all Jalabert stated the list altogether nearly four years. After the season 1997 changed to the competitor Festina, Jalabert left ONCE at the end of 2000 toward team CSC.

Starting from end of the 1990er years transferred Spaniard the guide roller in the crew. Ever more strongly the ONCE focused itself teams thereby on the route de France. Logically that impressed usually closed strong equal occurrence several drivers with the route de France. To the core of the route team among other things the round travel specialists Igor Gonzales de Galdeano, Carlos Sastre and the German Jak belonged. Team captain Joseba Beloki drove the old Leistungsniveau from 2000 to 2002 three times on the podium of the route de France, attained after a heavy, spectacular fall during the route 2003 however no more. 1995 and 2002 ONCE the crew valuation of the route as well as 2000 and 2002 the crew time driving won. The large goal, a victory in the total valuation, missed the crew however.

For the end of the season 2003 ONCE was replaced as a main sponsor from the American insurance company Liberty Seguros, sees Liberty Seguros team.

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